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Usar,
emplear |
To Use
Tim has 10kg rice at home and uses 2 kg for cooking. How much does he have left?
Answer: 10 – 2 = 8 kg
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| Quitar, descontar |
Deduct
Mary bought a computer for 17,500 kr. She may deduct 1,000 from the price. How much should she pay?
Answer: 17,500 – 1,000 = 16,500 kr
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Restar,
sustraer |
Take off
Leo bought rice for 700 kr. Because he bought so much he could take off 70 kr. How much should he pay?
Answer: 700 – 70 = 630 kr
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| Falta |
Missing
A trip to the movies costs 85 kr. Ahmed has only 40 kr. How much is missing for him to go to the movies?
Answer: 85 – 40 = 45 kr
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Más,
más que
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More
Carlos has 4 tv channels. When he puts up his satellite dish he gets 67 more TV-channels. How many channels does he have now?
Answer: 4 + 67 = 71 TV-channels
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| Menos |
Fewer
A family has 87 TV-channels when they had a satellite dish. When they took down the dish, they had 70 fewer channels. How many channels do they have now?
Answer: 87 -70 = 17 TV-channels
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Consumir,
gastar
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Consume
A car consumes 1 liter of gasoline per ten kilometers. Between Stockholm and Uppsala there are 70 kilometers. How many liters are consumed?
Answer: 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 +1 = 7 liters
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Gastarse,
usar,
consumir
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To take
Juan presses a glass of orange juice. It takes 3 oranges for one glass. How many does he have left if he had 7 oranges?
Answer: 7 – 3 = 4 oranges |
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Más corto,
más bajo
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Shorter
Shaquille O´Neals foot is 41 cm. A normal foot is 10 cm shorter. How long is a normal foot?
Answer: 41 – 10 = 31 cm |
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Quedar
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Left
Mary has a cash card worth 500 kr for her mobile. She calls for 200 kr. How much does she have left to call for?
Answer:
500 – 200 = 300 kr
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Más largo,
más alto
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Taller
Fredrik is 180 cm tall. The world’s tallest man is Robert J Waldow. He is 102 cm taller. How tall is he?
Answer: 180 + 102 = 282 cm
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Menos pesado,
más ligero
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Lighter
Maria weighs 68 kg. Sofia is 3 kg lighter than Maria. How much does Sofia weigh?
Answer: 68 – 3 = 65 kg
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Disminuir,
bajar
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Decrease
Sergey drives at 100 km/h. At a police check point he decreases his speed to 30 km/h. What is his new speed?
Answer: 100 - 30 = 70 km/h
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| Falta |
Missing
In a class there are 30 students. Today there are 23 students at school. How many are missing?
Answer: 30 - 23 = 7 students
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| En total |
Total
Arsenal took 32 points during the fall and 44 points during the spring. How many points did they take in total?
Answer: 32 + 44 = 76 points |
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| Diferencia |
Difference
When it is 7 o’clock in Stockholm it is 6 o’clock in London. How big is the difference in time between Stockholm and London?
Answer: 7 -6 =1 hour |
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Disminuir,
reducir,
rebajar
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To Lower
During the summer, businesses usually lower their prices. A sweater for 450 kr cost this past summer 350 kr. How much was the price lowered?
Answer: 450 – 350 = 100 kr
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Quitar,
sacar
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Take away
Marie earns 20,000 kr. From this she takes away 6,000 kr which she pays in taxes. How much does she have left?
Answer: 20,000 – 6,000 = 14,000 kr
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Más,
añadir
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More
Mary and Isabelle are going to have a party. Mary has invited 25 people. Isabelle invites 10 more people. How many are invited to the party?
Answer:
25 + 10 = 35 people |
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Juntos,
en común
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Together
Ibrahim has 3 siblings and Ahmed has 2 siblings.How many siblings do they have together?
Answer:
3 + 2 = 5 siblings
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Total |
Total
Ronaldinho made 8 goals during the fall and 15 goals during the spring league.How many goals did he make in total during the season?
Answer:
8 + 15 = 23 goals
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Más pesado |
Heavier
Tom weighs 87 kg. Jim is 7 kg heavier than Tom. How much does Jim weigh?
Answer:
87 + 7 = 94 kg |
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Otro más,
más
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Additional
Fredrik is out jogging. He first runs 5 km, and then decides to run an additional 3 miles. How far has he run?
Answer:
5 + 3 = 8 km
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Queda
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Remaining
Ryan is going to take the subway to Kista. From the Central Station it is eight stops. When he gets to Hallonbergen, there is one stop remaining. How many stops has he passed?
Answer:
8 – 1 = 7 stops
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Aumentar,
incrementar
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Rises
In the morning, the temperature is 6ºC. During the day, the temperature rises by 4 ºC. What is the new temperature?
Answer: 6 + 4 = 10ºC |
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Mád de,
de más
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Left
Solomon buys ice cream for 13 kr. How much does he have left if he had 20 kr?
Answer:
20 – 13 = 7 kr
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